Three Americans Sentenced in Moscow Heroin Case
In Moscow a panel led by Chief Judge Ley Mironov sentenced three Americans who confessed to smuggling about 63 pounds of heroin into the Soviet Union. Gerald Amster of New York City received eight years, Dennis Burn of Whitestone, New York seven years, and Paul Brawer, 31, was given two years. The heroin, valued at about 3 million dollars in New York.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Ley Mironov
Gerald Amster
New York City
Amster
New York
Malaysia
Europe
Dennis Burn
Whitestone
N.Y
Paul Brawer
Weather Forecast Clear Skies With Cooler Day Ahead
Mostly clear conditions with cooler temperatures. Highs in the upper 70s and lows around 50. Calm to light winds with no precipitation expected.
Kirkwood Graduates Celebrate Day With 400 Certifications
Graduation day for about 400 Kirkwood Community College students. A list of names and certificates or diplomas is included inside the issue. Story on Page 5A. Boys and Bikes Youth for Christ runs a mini bike program for 35 area boys offering riding on trails near Cedar Rapids. Story and Pictures on Page 10A. Postville youths create a five hole backyard golf course using informal rules with varied tee points. Story and Picture on Page 2A.
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Kirkwood Community College
Youth For Christ
Cedar Rapids
MIT Scientists Create Artificial Gene in Living Cell
Cambridge Massachusetts AP scientists report an artificial gene placed in a living cell functioned as its natural counterpart. The MIT breakthrough ends nine years of research led by Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana.
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Cambridge, Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Har Gobind Khorana
Hughes Will Ruling Set for Nevada Jury Trial
Nevada district court ordered a jury trial starting January 10 to decide the authenticity of a claimed How ard Hughes will that splits a 2.5 billion estate into fractions as small as one sixteenth and leaves a share to a filling station operator. The case pits the probate of the largest fortune in American history against questions of validity.
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Las Vegas
UPI
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Keith Hayes
Three Years of Change Seen in McGregor
McGregor Iowa’s Main Street has transformed from a near empty scene in the 1960s to a revived heritage town. Chris and Bud Jameson opened the Old Time Shoppe offering primitives and antiques, while nearby The Tintype opened under Jim Rothweil with banjo melodies drawing visitors. The town’s population is around 950 as restoration of the Riverview hotel continues.
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McGregor
Chris Jameson
Main Street
Iowa
Chris
Bud Jameson
Bud
Cedar Rapids
Jamesons
Tintype
Jim Rothweil
Jim
Grain embargo debate marks presidential campaign
The issue of grain export embargoes dominates campaign rhetoric as Dole and Carter maneuver for farm votes. Ford's past pledges clash with later embargo actions, while the Senate moves to curb presidential power in export controls.
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Washington
U.S
Bob Dole
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Iowa
Des Moines
Ford
Kansas City
Russia
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Senate
House
Congress
Colton LaPeters Transcript Reveals Dismissal Details
Transcript shows Colton and LaPeters in Colton’s office where LaPeters is dismissed after a taped meeting. The exchange covers finances and halting a practice of nonstop disbursements every 15 minutes, with notes of interruptions during dialogue.
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Wert
Cadet Rapids Safety
Ed Colton
Wallace LaPeters
Colton
LaPeters
Suzie
Carter Pardons Would Affect Only About 12000
The article reports Carter’s pledge to grant a blanket pardon to draft evaders but not to deserters, estimating about 12 000 of 106 000 evaders would be affected. It contrasts this with Ford’s ongoing, case by case clemency and notes current evader and deserter totals, legal processes, and participation rates.
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Washington
Jimmy
Ford
Carter
American Legion
Seattle
Canada
Pentagon
Selective Service
Byron Pephone
Pepitone
Justice Department
Larry Traylor
Tax Panel Deletes Tuition Credit in Major Bill
Washington AP Conferees dropped a college tuition credit from a broad tax bill. Sen. Ribicoff and Rep. Ullman assured action on the credit later this year. The plan would let taxpayers subtract up to 100 per student in several years, rising to 259 by 1980, for tuition books and supplies.
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Washington
Abraham Ribicof
D-Comm
House
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ribicoff
Ullman
Senate
Uilman
Uman
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Kirkwood Graduates
Back Yard
Postville
Hughes
National Geographic
Courch
Marion
Duane Crock
New McGregor
Jim Rothwell
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Wis
John
Ruth Bickel
Riverview Hotel
Thelma Vick
Des Moines Register
Dole
Plains
Colton-LaPeters
Johnson
Myer
Juvenile Bureau
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